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Timex Men's T56381 Ironman Triathlon 42-Lap Combo Dual Tech Watch

• Quartz movement
• Black resin buckle strap
• INDIGLO® night-light; metallic case

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The Timex T56381 blends its signature Ironman Triathlon multi-function, performance sport digital watch with an analog read-out. The dual-tech feature enables you to turn the digital screen off for just an analog watch display, with its luminous hands and orange seconds hand. The large, round stainless steel watch case has a metallic silver bezel with engraved 10-minute marks. It offers a 24-hour chronograph with lap or split option, 42-lap memory recall, 3 interval timers settable up to 100 minutes with countdown repeat function, 2 alarm settings, and 2 time zones. It's water resistant to 100 meters (330 feet).

The Indiglo night-light uniformly lights the surface of the watch dial using patented blue electroluminescent lighting technology. It uses less battery power than most other watch illumination systems, enabling your watch battery to last longer.

Product Description

This Timex Watch (but not any battery, crystal, band, or strap) is warranted to the owner for a period of ONE YEAR from the date of purchase against defects in manufacture by Timex Corporation. Timex will not repair defects relating to servicing not performed by Timex Corporation. This limited warranty applies to US Customers.

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Product Details

• Shipping Weight: 4.8 ounces
• Shipping: This item is also available for shipping to select countries outside the U.S.
• ASIN: B0002291U6
• Item model number: T56381
• Batteries: 1 Lithium Metal batteries required.
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (82 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #12,942 in Watches (See Top 100 in Watches)

Customer Reviews

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21 of 21 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars large numbers for aging athlete who like analog too, January 1, 2005

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Southern Train (Atlanta, Georgia USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Timex Men's T56381 Ironman Triathlon 42-Lap Combo Dual Tech Watch (Watch)

This is a great watch for athletes with aging eyes who also like analog features. I like to know exact numbers when I work out but many watches have small digital numbers that I can't see without my glasses. I also like analog features. This suits that need. Times watches are very reliable and lots of value for the price. The indiglo night light works very well so you can see what time it is in the dark. Highly recommended.

19 of 20 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars finally a nice looking sports watch, October 21, 2006

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RT "gadget guy" (Canada) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Timex Men's T56381 Ironman Triathlon 42-Lap Combo Dual Tech Watch (Watch)

I'm a wristwatch fan, and I have a modest collection of nice luxury watches, and I was looking for something inexpensive that I could use for "rough" activities where I don't want to damage my nicer Omega or Rolex watches. I wanted something with sport functions and alarm.

Most sports watches with digital displays (e.g. Casio or even other Timex Ironmans) are pretty ugly, they look out of place wearing anything but sweats and sneakers. But I was pleasantly surprised by this Timex model. You can turn off the digital display and it looks like a reasonable handsome analog watch, but one press and the display functions appear again. However, there are some drawbacks:
- the digits can be hidden by the thick hands of the analog display.
- The white on black digital display isn't very clear except in good light. You'll be using the Indiglo backlight often.

The rest of the watch is pretty nice overall. The casing is heavy, and thick but thanks to the comfortable rubber band, I don't find the watch annoying on my small wrist. The loop on the band to hold the end of the band secure stays put pretty well. The overall weight is hefty but not as overbearing as some other watches with metal straps. The finish isn't exactly Rolex quality, it looks like what you expect a $50 watch, the brushing is a bit uneven. The design is modern and smooth, and the watch looks a bit more expensive than it is.

The functions of the watch are pretty typical of any digital watch. There isn't anything about the watch I find confusing. As long as you walk through the functions once in the manual, you shouldn't have problems doing it again later without the manual. Usually you have to hold the top left button to go into set modes, and the other buttons go up/down or advance the setting mode. I could completely figure out the watch without the manual.

As for the sport functions, the three loop countdown timers allow you to set up intervals. For example, you can one loop to time running interval, and then a second loop for the walk break. The chrono function keeps track of 42 laps, and you can see each lap time in the recall mode. However, because the hands can easily cover the digits, I wouldn't suggest this watch if you really need to be able to read the digits at all times, stick with a digital only Ironman model

The Indiglo backlight just adds enough light to the digits to allow you to see the light in any lighting condition, but as I said, you'll more likely to use it in this watch because of the low contrast of the digits. The Alarm is average for a digital watch, it is good enough to wake most people when placed on the bedside (it isn't very loud worn on the wirst)

8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars great rendition of the ironman, November 9, 2006

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Vishal Makhijani (San francisco, Ca United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Timex Men's T56381 Ironman Triathlon 42-Lap Combo Dual Tech Watch (Watch)

This watch is great. It has full iron man functionality and actually looks nicer than a geeky casio - unlike prior iron man watches. I probably should have gone with the steel band as it could be worn out as well. It has solid construction and easy functionality. The indiglo could be a little brighter but I am sure that would cost battery life.